CHA Weekly Release: Mercyhurst's Run Ends in NCAA Semifinals

CHA Player of the Week

Jaclyn Arbour – Mercyhurst

Sophomore; Forward; South Setauket, N.Y.

Sophomore Jaclyn Arbour tallied the lone Mercyhurst goal in the
5-1 loss against the eventual National Champions Clarkson
University. Arbour's goal came at the 8:02 mark of the first period
to mark the first time in program history that the Lakers scored
first in any NCAA tournament game. She attempted two shots on net
and blocked one shot throughout the 60 minutes. Arbour also was one
of five players to have an even plus/minus rating.

CHA Goaltender of the Week

Amanda Makela – Mercyhurst

Junior; Thunder Bay, Ontario

Junior goaltender Amanda Makela made 30 saves against the
second-highest scoring offense in the nation, Clarkson, in the
Lakers' NCAA semifinal loss. Makela stopped all 14 shots she faced
in the first period, and did not allow a goal on three Clarkson
power-plays. Makela finishes the season with a 22-8-4 record, 1.87
GAA, .925 save percentage and six shutouts.

CHA Honor Roll

Christine Bestland – Mercyhurst (Senior;
Forward; Brunkild, Manitoba) – led the team with five of the
Lakers' 19 shots on goal against Clarkson University in the 5-1
loss in the NCAA semifinals. Bestland received ACHA/CCM All America
honors at the NCAA tournament banquet last week. The Lakers captain
finishes her collegiate career as the second-highest scoring player
in Mercyhurst history with 226 career points (92G, 134A) in 143
games.

TEAM NOTES

Mercyhurst – The Mercyhurst University
women's hockey team fell to the eventual National Champions
Clarkson University, 5-1 in the NCAA semifinal in Hamden, Conn. The
Lakers finished their season with an overall record of 24-9-4 on
the season and reach the NCAA tournament for their tenth
consecutive season. Mercyhurst won their 13th consecutive College
Hockey America Regular season title with a record of 15-3-2 and
reached the championship game 13 times in the programs history.
Sophomore Jaclyn Arbour scored the lone Mercyhurst goal against the
Golden Knights to give her team a 1-0 edge early in the first.
Arbour's goal came at the 8:02 mark of the first period to mark the
first time in program history that the Lakers scored first in any
NCAA tournament game. Junior Amanda Makela made 30 saves in the
loss and allowed four goals to complete her season with an overall
record of 22-8-4. As a team the Lakers killed off all three
Clarkson power-play opportunities and just allowed two shots on
net. Senior Christine Bestland lead the team with five shots on net
while senior Christie Cicero attempted three. The five goals were
the Lakers first time since January that they let more than two
goals against. Their streak of 11 games of allowing two goals or
less was snapped against the Golden Knights. The Lakers lost three
seniors due to graduation, Kaliegh Chippy, Christine Bestland and
Christie Cicero. All three seniors contributed to the Lakers back
to back appearances to the NCAA Frozen Four.